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The Transactional Records Access Clearing House (TRAC) featured in several news outlets
Research by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse was featured in several news outlets including, CBS, Bloomberg, Buzzfeed, ABC, USA Today, Vice, VOX, Time. The Transactional Records Access Clearing House, known as TRAC, is a data gathering, research and distribution organization…
“President Biden’s early immigration overhaul has overlooked one growing problem: A massive court backlog.”
Austin Kocher,聽 research assistant professor with the Transactional Research Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) in the Newhouse School, was quoted by The Texas Tribune for the story “President Biden’s early immigration overhaul has overlooked one growing problem: A massive court backlog.” Kocher,…
Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied
The news media are powerful players in the world of government transparency and public accountability. One important tool for ensuring public accountability is through invoking transparency mandates provided by the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). In 2020, news organizations and…
“Cobb, Gwinnett end 287(g) immigration programs, work to build trust.”
Austin Kocher,聽 research assistant professor with the Transactional Research Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) in the Newhouse School, was quoted by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for the story “Cobb, Gwinnett end 287(g) immigration programs, work to build trust.” Kocher, who specializes in immigration…
“Immigration trackers want transparency, better data management; judges press for autonomy.”
Austin Kocher,聽 research assistant professor with the Transactional Research Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) in the Newhouse School, was quoted by Border Report for the story “Immigration trackers want transparency, better data management; judges press for autonomy.” Kocher, who leads research related…
The State of the Immigration Courts
Immigrant rights activists energized by a new Democratic administration and majorities on Capitol Hill are gearing up for a fresh political battle. A coalition of national advocacy groups announced a聽new campaign to help push through President Biden鈥檚 plan to open…
‘When FOIA Goes to Court: 20 Years of Freedom of Information Act Litigation by News Organizations and Reporters’
In 2020, news organizations and individual reporters filed 122 different Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuits to compel disclosure of federal government records. A new report by the FOIA Project, which aims to provide the public with timely and complete…
‘The Swamp That Needs Draining Now: It鈥檚 the Immigration Backlog ICE Created Through Indiscriminate Deportations’
Austin Kocher, a research assistant professor and faculty fellow in the Transactional Research Access Clearinghouse, wrote an op-ed for the Daily News titled 鈥淭he swamp that needs draining now: It鈥檚 the immigration backlog ICE created through indiscriminate deportations.鈥 Kocher鈥檚 research…
‘What’s Behind Trump’s Project to Defund ‘Anarchist Jurisdictions?”
Austin Kocher, Whitman Faculty Fellow in the Transactional Research Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), wrote an op-ed for The Hill titled 鈥淲hat鈥檚 behind Trump鈥檚 project to defund 鈥榓narchist jurisdictions?鈥欌 Kocher鈥檚 research interests include the political and legal geographies of policing and immigration….
TRAC Provides Data for Government Research
Research conducted by The Transactional Records Clearinghouse (TRAC) was cited in the CBS News story 鈥淔ormer U.S. Treasury chief Lawrence Summers to IRS: Audit the rich.” 聽TRAC is a data gathering, data research and data distribution organization at 黑料不打烊…